Helen Ayles, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
We expected to find that screening everybody for TB would identify individuals not yet diagnosed, and treating them quickly would reduce the prevalence of TB in the community.
A woman selling produce at the Manzini Wholesale Produce and Craft Market in Swaziland.
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James Hammond, International Livestock Research Institute ; Dan Milner, International Livestock Research Institute , dan Mark van Wijk, International Livestock Research Institute
Stricter measures had major impacts on farmers’ livelihoods and food security.
There is an urgent need to clamp down on tax evasion in Africa.
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The countries share related populations, economies, ecologies and epidemiologies. This interconnectedness highlights challenges and opportunities for more effective malaria control across the region.
Lightning storm over Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dr Carina Schumann, Johannesburg Lightning Research Lab, University of the Witwatersrand.
Small and medium-scale farmers and agri-businesses in Southern and Eastern Africa, which are at the heart of inclusive food value chains, are not receiving fair prices for their produce.
A photo taken in August 2015 of disinfected gloves and boots at an Ebola treatment centre in Conakry, Guinea. Lessons are being drawn to manage the Marburg virus.
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Michelle J. Groome, National Institute for Communicable Diseases dan Janusz Paweska, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Many African countries are experienced in managing outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers and many of the lessons learnt from the Ebola can be applied to the Marburg outbreak.
Hakainde Hichilema (C), leader of the Zambia opposition party United Party for National Development.
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Kaunda will be remembered as a giant of 20th century African nationalism – a leader who gave refuge to revolutionary movements, a relatively benign autocrat and an international diplomat.
‘Coal is poison’: protests against a proposed Chinese-backed coal power plant in Kenya.
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Firewood and charcoal are replaced with more energy-efficient electricity.
Scientist Kafayat Falana testing the viability of cowpea germinated seeds in a laboratory in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria.
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand